Author: InRead Team
Publisher: by Mocktime Publication
ISBN:
Category : Study Aids
Languages : en
Pages : 39
Book Description
Description: This Book provides a quick glimpse about the life of Nero
[Must Read Personalities] A life Story of Nero
Author: InRead Team
Publisher: by Mocktime Publication
ISBN:
Category : Study Aids
Languages : en
Pages : 39
Book Description
Description: This Book provides a quick glimpse about the life of Nero
Publisher: by Mocktime Publication
ISBN:
Category : Study Aids
Languages : en
Pages : 39
Book Description
Description: This Book provides a quick glimpse about the life of Nero
The Confessions of Young Nero
Author: Margaret George
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0698184769
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 530
Book Description
The New York Times bestselling and legendary author of Helen of Troy and Elizabeth I now turns her gaze on Emperor Nero, one of the most notorious and misunderstood figures in history. Built on the backs of those who fell before it, Julius Caesar’s imperial dynasty is only as strong as the next person who seeks to control it. In the Roman Empire no one is safe from the sting of betrayal: man, woman—or child. As a boy, Nero’s royal heritage becomes a threat to his very life, first when the mad emperor Caligula tries to drown him, then when his great aunt attempts to secure her own son’s inheritance. Faced with shocking acts of treachery, young Nero is dealt a harsh lesson: it is better to be cruel than dead. While Nero idealizes the artistic and athletic principles of Greece, his very survival rests on his ability to navigate the sea of vipers that is Rome. The most lethal of all is his own mother, a cold-blooded woman whose singular goal is to control the empire. With cunning and poison, the obstacles fall one by one. But as Agrippina’s machinations earn her son a title he is both tempted and terrified to assume, Nero’s determination to escape her thrall will shape him into the man he was fated to become—an Emperor who became legendary. With impeccable research and captivating prose, The Confessions of Young Nero is the story of a boy’s ruthless ascension to the throne. Detailing his journey from innocent youth to infamous ruler, it is an epic tale of the lengths to which man will go in the ultimate quest for power and survival.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0698184769
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 530
Book Description
The New York Times bestselling and legendary author of Helen of Troy and Elizabeth I now turns her gaze on Emperor Nero, one of the most notorious and misunderstood figures in history. Built on the backs of those who fell before it, Julius Caesar’s imperial dynasty is only as strong as the next person who seeks to control it. In the Roman Empire no one is safe from the sting of betrayal: man, woman—or child. As a boy, Nero’s royal heritage becomes a threat to his very life, first when the mad emperor Caligula tries to drown him, then when his great aunt attempts to secure her own son’s inheritance. Faced with shocking acts of treachery, young Nero is dealt a harsh lesson: it is better to be cruel than dead. While Nero idealizes the artistic and athletic principles of Greece, his very survival rests on his ability to navigate the sea of vipers that is Rome. The most lethal of all is his own mother, a cold-blooded woman whose singular goal is to control the empire. With cunning and poison, the obstacles fall one by one. But as Agrippina’s machinations earn her son a title he is both tempted and terrified to assume, Nero’s determination to escape her thrall will shape him into the man he was fated to become—an Emperor who became legendary. With impeccable research and captivating prose, The Confessions of Young Nero is the story of a boy’s ruthless ascension to the throne. Detailing his journey from innocent youth to infamous ruler, it is an epic tale of the lengths to which man will go in the ultimate quest for power and survival.
Nero
Author: J. F. Drinkwater
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108472648
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 469
Book Description
Nero was negligent, not tyrannical. This allowed others to rule, remarkably well, in his name until his negligence became insupportable.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108472648
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 469
Book Description
Nero was negligent, not tyrannical. This allowed others to rule, remarkably well, in his name until his negligence became insupportable.
Nero
Author: Miriam Griffin
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134610432
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 329
Book Description
Nero's personality and crimes have always intrigued historians and writers of fiction. However, his reign also illuminates the nature of the Julio-Claudian Principate. Nero's suicide brought to an end the dynasty Augustus had founded, and placed in jeopardy the political system he had devised. Miriam T. Griffin's authoratitive survey of Nero's reign incorporates both a chronological account, as well as an analysis of the reasons for Nero's collapse under the pressure of his role as emperor.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134610432
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 329
Book Description
Nero's personality and crimes have always intrigued historians and writers of fiction. However, his reign also illuminates the nature of the Julio-Claudian Principate. Nero's suicide brought to an end the dynasty Augustus had founded, and placed in jeopardy the political system he had devised. Miriam T. Griffin's authoratitive survey of Nero's reign incorporates both a chronological account, as well as an analysis of the reasons for Nero's collapse under the pressure of his role as emperor.
Nero
Author: Edward Champlin
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674029364
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 359
Book Description
The Roman emperor Nero is remembered by history as the vain and immoral monster who fiddled while Rome burned. Edward Champlin reinterprets Nero's enormities on their own terms, as the self-conscious performances of an imperial actor with a formidable grasp of Roman history and mythology and a canny sense of his audience. Nero murdered his younger brother and rival to the throne, probably at his mother's prompting. He then murdered his mother, with whom he may have slept. He killed his pregnant wife in a fit of rage, then castrated and married a young freedman because he resembled her. He mounted the public stage to act a hero driven mad or a woman giving birth, and raced a ten-horse chariot in the Olympic games. He probably instigated the burning of Rome, for which he then ordered the spectacular punishment of Christians, many of whom were burned as human torches to light up his gardens at night. Without seeking to rehabilitate the historical monster, Champlin renders Nero more vividly intelligible by illuminating the motives behind his theatrical gestures, and revealing the artist who thought of himself as a heroic figure. Nero is a brilliant reconception of a historical account that extends back to Tacitus, Suetonius, and Cassius Dio. The effortless style and artful construction of the book will engage any reader drawn to its intrinsically fascinating subject.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674029364
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 359
Book Description
The Roman emperor Nero is remembered by history as the vain and immoral monster who fiddled while Rome burned. Edward Champlin reinterprets Nero's enormities on their own terms, as the self-conscious performances of an imperial actor with a formidable grasp of Roman history and mythology and a canny sense of his audience. Nero murdered his younger brother and rival to the throne, probably at his mother's prompting. He then murdered his mother, with whom he may have slept. He killed his pregnant wife in a fit of rage, then castrated and married a young freedman because he resembled her. He mounted the public stage to act a hero driven mad or a woman giving birth, and raced a ten-horse chariot in the Olympic games. He probably instigated the burning of Rome, for which he then ordered the spectacular punishment of Christians, many of whom were burned as human torches to light up his gardens at night. Without seeking to rehabilitate the historical monster, Champlin renders Nero more vividly intelligible by illuminating the motives behind his theatrical gestures, and revealing the artist who thought of himself as a heroic figure. Nero is a brilliant reconception of a historical account that extends back to Tacitus, Suetonius, and Cassius Dio. The effortless style and artful construction of the book will engage any reader drawn to its intrinsically fascinating subject.
[Must Read Personalities] A life Story of Paul The Apostle
Author: InRead Team
Publisher: by Mocktime Publication
ISBN:
Category : Study Aids
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
Description: This Book provides a quick glimpse about the life of Paul The Apostle
Publisher: by Mocktime Publication
ISBN:
Category : Study Aids
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
Description: This Book provides a quick glimpse about the life of Paul The Apostle
Nero
Author: Sarah Brianne
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780692291405
Category : Erotic stories
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
Elle is determined to keep her mouth shut when the mob boss tells Nero to make her talk.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780692291405
Category : Erotic stories
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
Elle is determined to keep her mouth shut when the mob boss tells Nero to make her talk.
[Must Read Personalities] A life Story of Caligula
Author: InRead Team
Publisher: by Mocktime Publication
ISBN:
Category : Study Aids
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
Description: This Book provides a quick glimpse about the life of Caligula
Publisher: by Mocktime Publication
ISBN:
Category : Study Aids
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
Description: This Book provides a quick glimpse about the life of Caligula
[Must Read Personalities] A life Story of Claudius
Author: InRead Team
Publisher: by Mocktime Publication
ISBN:
Category : Study Aids
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
Description: This Book provides a quick glimpse about the life of Claudius
Publisher: by Mocktime Publication
ISBN:
Category : Study Aids
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
Description: This Book provides a quick glimpse about the life of Claudius
The Splendor Before the Dark
Author: Margaret George
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0399584633
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 594
Book Description
Nero’s ascent to the throne was only the beginning....Now Margaret George, the author of The Confessions of Young Nero, weaves a web of politics and passion, as ancient Rome’s most infamous emperor cements his place in history. With the beautiful and cunning Poppaea at his side, Nero commands the Roman empire, ushering in an unprecedented era of artistic and cultural splendor. Although he has yet to produce an heir, his power is unquestioned. But in the tenth year of his reign, a terrifying prophecy comes to pass and a fire engulfs Rome, reducing entire swaths of the city to rubble. Rumors of Nero’s complicity in the blaze start to sow unrest among the populace—and the politicians.... For better or worse, Nero knows that his fate is now tied to Rome’s—and he vows to rebuild it as a city that will stun the world. But there are those who find his rampant quest for glory dangerous. Throughout the empire, false friends and spies conspire against him, not understanding what drives him to undertake the impossible. Nero will either survive and be the first in his family to escape the web of betrayals that is the Roman court, or be ensnared and remembered as the last radiance of the greatest dynasty the world has ever known. “A resplendent novel filled with the gilt and marble of the ancient world.”—C. W. Gortner, author of The Romanov Empress
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0399584633
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 594
Book Description
Nero’s ascent to the throne was only the beginning....Now Margaret George, the author of The Confessions of Young Nero, weaves a web of politics and passion, as ancient Rome’s most infamous emperor cements his place in history. With the beautiful and cunning Poppaea at his side, Nero commands the Roman empire, ushering in an unprecedented era of artistic and cultural splendor. Although he has yet to produce an heir, his power is unquestioned. But in the tenth year of his reign, a terrifying prophecy comes to pass and a fire engulfs Rome, reducing entire swaths of the city to rubble. Rumors of Nero’s complicity in the blaze start to sow unrest among the populace—and the politicians.... For better or worse, Nero knows that his fate is now tied to Rome’s—and he vows to rebuild it as a city that will stun the world. But there are those who find his rampant quest for glory dangerous. Throughout the empire, false friends and spies conspire against him, not understanding what drives him to undertake the impossible. Nero will either survive and be the first in his family to escape the web of betrayals that is the Roman court, or be ensnared and remembered as the last radiance of the greatest dynasty the world has ever known. “A resplendent novel filled with the gilt and marble of the ancient world.”—C. W. Gortner, author of The Romanov Empress